Bears-Eagles game "flexed" to Sunday night

Josh McCown, Alshon Jeffery and Co. have made the Chicago Bears such a hot commodity that the Bears game in Philadelphia has been moved to Sunday night.

Instead of playing at noon, the Bears will now play the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. in two weeks.

The Patriots at Ravens game that day has also been "flexed" to a 3:25 p.m. starting time so it can get a national audience.

The NFL adopted a "flexible scheduling" policy in weeks during the last seven weeks of the season a few years ago to make sure the networks don't get stuck showing a dog game in the national TV slots of Sunday night or late Sunday afternoon. Monday night games cannot be changed.

The Bears are tied with Detroit at 7-6 atop the NFC North standings, a half game ahead of 6-6-1 Green Bay, but would lose a tie-breaker to the Lions.

Alshon Jeffery ranks fifth in the NFL with 1,193 yards receiving and Brandon Marshall is eighth with 1,090. Matt Forte is fourth with 1,070 yards rushing. And Josh McCown is first in Total Quarterback Rating at 85.7.

The Eagles (8-5) lead the NFC East by one game over Dallas, thanks to the Bears drubbing the Cowboys on Monday night, and feature the NFL's leading rusher (LeSean McCoy at 1,305 yards) and their own star backup quarterback. Nick Foles leads the NFL with a 120.0 passer rating, two spots ahead of McCown's 109.8, and is fifth in Total QBR, 15 points behind McCown.